vdr November 2009

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lirc-0.8.6 moved socket to /var/run/lirc/lircd
by Matthias Schwarzott 06 Dec '09

06 Dec '09

Hi list! lirc starting from version 0.8.6, does use the socket /var/run/lirc/lircd instead of /dev/lircd, so all apps not using liblirc_client need to be changed. Else IR will not work in VDR. There are two possibilities: 1. Shell code to check which of the two sockets do exist and adding relevant command-line-parameter to vdr (--lirc=/var/run/lirc/lircd). 2. Patching VDR to check both pathes and using the existing one. Regards Matthias

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[patch] vdr-1.6 merge transparent color
by matthieu castet 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi, this patch merge all color that are transparent (alpha = 0) in ClosestColor. This allow to save precious color Index on ff cards. Matthieu

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[path] vdr-1.6 better spu on ff card
by matthieu castet 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi, this patch try to handle case where the osd is limited (for example on ff card). For that it try to split area, count the really needed bpp (all transparent index can be merged together and will with my previous patch in osd.c). Also it fix a bug in the current version : removing all the transparent baground area is ok only if it is recomputed at each draw. Otherwise a highlight request can happen outside the computed area. With this patch I can navigate in dvd menu that produce oeOutOfMemory before. Matthieu

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[PATCH] Don't hardcode lirc socket path in the sky plugin
by Ville Skyttä 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hello, The attached patch avoids hardcoded lirc socket path in the sky plugin, making it use the value from Make.config by default. The patch is against 1.6.0-2 but appears to apply cleanly to 1.7.10 as well.

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FF/RW problems with xine
by Timothy D. Lenz 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

With some recordings FF/RW doesn't work correctly. The video/audio stops and when you hit play again, it has moved to the new a new location. Some recordings work, some don't. May have to do with some channels use 720p and others use 1080i

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Tuner switch when timer starts recording
by Falk Spitzberg 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hello, With VDR 1.7.9 i often notice that VDR switches the live TV to a different receiver card, when a timer starts recording, although the second card is available. This causes a short interrupt in live TV. My system has two DVB cards, an old FF and a Tevii S470, and an eHD. Sample situation 1: the only activity is live TV on ZDF. Now a timer starts recording from RTL 2, which interrupts the live program for a short moment. Sample situation 2: the only activity is live TV on RTL. Now a timer starts recording from RTL 2. Nothing happens, because VDR correctly shares the transponder with live TV. I would understand when VDR switches live TV from the DVB-S2 card to the DVB-S card when it needs to tune a different transponder for a DVB-S2 recording, but since it can do DVB-S recordings from any card, there is no reason to switch live TV for such recordings. Falk

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Broken CAM handling with TechniSat TechniCAM and ORF Digital Card
by gimli 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hi, my setup : Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 vdr-1.7.9 xinelib 1.2 hg kernel 2.6.31 my DVB hardware : TechnoTrend TT3200 + Budget CI my problem : Two weeks ago i upgraded my VDR from 1.7.0 to 1.7.9 and discovered that the CAM handling with the TechniSat TechniCAM and ORF Digital Card is broken. The Decryption starts and stops after two seconds. Reverting back the changes in ci.c,pat.c and pat.h to the version of vdr 1.7.8 solves the problem temporarily. How can i help debuging the real problem in vdr 1.7.9 and fixing it ? Happy Penguin Edgar (gimli) Hucek

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vdr 1.7.10, Wiedergabe TS-Aufnahme gibt "TS continuity error"
by Andreas Hölscher 05 Dec '09

05 Dec '09

Hallo, ich habe jetzt probehalber mal vdr von 1.6.0 auf 1.7.10 umgestellt. Ich habe keinen Zwang die 1.7.x zu benutzen, da ich keine HD-Ambitionen habe, möchte aber den Anschluss bei der vdr-Entwicklung nicht verpassen. Ich kann mit 1.7.10 live Fernsehen und alten Aufnahmen ansehen. Dann habe ich eine Probeaufnahme gemacht (jetzt ja im TS-Format) und die kann ich nicht wiedergeben: Ich bekomme ein schwarzes Bild und in /var/log/messages jede Menge Meldungen "TS continuity error". Das OSD-Menu funktioniert wie gewohnt. Die Aufnahme kann ich mir mit mplayer aber prima angucken, es scheint wohl ein Problem der Wiedergabe zu sein. Googeln brachte zwar viele Ergebnisse zu dieser Fehlermeldung, aber nichts was zu meinen Randbedingungen zu passen scheint (Probleme nur bei Wiedergabe einer TS-Aufnahme). Habt ihr einen Tipp für mich, wie ich da weiter komme? Welche Infos/Logs wären noch hilfreich? Danke, Andreas SuSE 11.2 mit Kernel 2.6.31.5-0.1-default Technisat SkyStar2 DVB-S vdr 1.7.10 burn-0.1.0-pre22-ff1 extrecmenu-1.2-test1-am2b femon-1.6.6 vompserver-0.3.1-1-Yaris xine-0.9.0

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deinterlacing VDR-HD on xine?
by Füley István 01 Dec '09

01 Dec '09

Hello list, after some unsuccesfull tests with HD-VDR on Ubuntu, I decided to return to Opensuse (i'm using it for SD-VDR for about 4 years). I installed a fresh 11.2 x64 version, compiled v4l-dvb-b8eb9e860545 drivers, installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.32, compiled xine-lib-1.2 patched with xine-lib-1.2-vdpau-r284.diff by Reinhard Nissl, vdr-1.7.9 with liemikuutio patch, vdr-xine-0.9.3 and PearlHD skin. I had to make the following settings to have a tear-free HD video: - give 512 MB RAM for onboard video (i have 8200 onboard on Asus M3N78-VM, 2GB) - set cpu-freq to the max. possible value of 2.1 GHz (aka "performance governor") as i had problems letting cpu-freq to choose the cpu frequency (i don't understand, why, as i had no cpu load higher than 40% even on high bitrate HD channels) - AMD BE-2350 - disabling composite out in xorg.conf (I have a 1920x1080 LCD connected via dvi) - and the usual settings in ~/.xine/config for buffer values Now VDR works fine even on high bitrate channels with "xine --post vdr_video --post vdr_audio --post upmix_mono --post vdr". The problem is, if I'm trying to activate deinterlacing in xine ( -Dtvtime:method=Greedy2Frame,cheap_mode=0,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame_flag=1 and many other tvtime setups) I end up with some dropped frames and freezes on high bitrate HD channels (>12mbps). Is this issue coming from my hardware's limitations (not enough CPU or GPU power), or is there any more things to fine-tune? thanks, István -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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bug in 1.7.10 ?
by martinez＠embl.de 28 Nov '09

28 Nov '09

The sat channel TVE1 on 19e changed transponder a few days ago. I have a timer recording something on Thursdays. So yesterday vdr would crash within 3 seconds of starting (once the recording was to be on) I had to edit timers.conf to disable the timer event and then and only then edit the channel with the new transponder data, restart vdr (otherwise it was showing a black screen) before things went back to normal.

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